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My son just sent me this. They had runaway cars, but the crew got off the locomotive before it hit them. It happened in Texas.
Working rail roads and their tracks.
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My son just sent me this. They had runaway cars, but the crew got off the locomotive before it hit them. It happened in Texas.
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Somebody had a bad day.
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And/or forgot to set the brakes....
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Do you know the name of it?
There's some info on Pennsylvania feldspar mines with mentions of RRs around page 63 in this pub...
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The Brandywine Summit Branch - Abandoned Rails
History and pictures of the abandoned Brandywine Summit Branch between Chadds Ford and Brandywine Summit, Pennsylvania.
Brandywine Summit, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
A populated place.
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About the only thing I could find...
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Boy, it was abandoned so long ago that photos are gonna be hard to come by, it appears...
FELDSPAR QUARRY BRANDYWINE SUMMIT PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE POSTCARD 1906 | eBay
Sent 1906, undivided back with light corner bumping & toning. Very Fine condition. make Supersized seem small. Get images that.
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I’ve been to that quarry a few times. It’s very difficult to access and it’s on very private property. Divers have reported depth of over 50’. I plan on hiking back there again this winter.Boy, it was abandoned so long ago that photos are gonna be hard to come by, it appears...
FELDSPAR QUARRY BRANDYWINE SUMMIT PENNSYLVANIA DELAWARE POSTCARD 1906 | eBay
Sent 1906, undivided back with light corner bumping & toning. Very Fine condition. make Supersized seem small. Get images that.www.ebay.com
There’s actually a few more pictures of it in the Media Archives Delaware County PA
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Brady did a nice video about rails and track dynamics.
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A testament to good chaining techniques. This is similar to how we chained the 5-ton trucks I used to load out of AM General.
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Eight Union Pacific railcars derailed Monday evening in south Colorado Springs
Lanes of East Las Vegas Street are reopened Tuesday morning after a train derailed.
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